http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/ 2026-04-19T04:20:45-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/ http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2015-04-09T07:14:08-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=advantages&rev=1428588848&do=diff * [[enhanced infrastructure]] * [[increased customer choice]] * [[debundled services]] * [[network neutrality]] * [[bandwidth caps]] - removing * design customized to local needs * local spending, local taxes * better connectivity options for low income people * improved connectivity for local schools and libaries * [[local netflix cache]] * possibly reducing need for additional cell towers * municipal emergency notification system * municipal smartgrid in concert with UC… text/html 2015-04-09T07:02:10-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=city_council&rev=1428588130&do=diff The Davis City Council is currently comprised of: * Mayor [[mailto:dwolk@cityofdavis.org|Dan Wolk]] until at least 2016 * Mayor Pro-tem [[mailto:rdavis@cityofdavis.org|Robb Davis]] until at least 2018 * Council member [[mailto:lucasf@cityofdavis.org|Lucas Frerichs]] until at least 2016 * Council member [[mailto:blee@cityofdavis.org|Brett Lee]] until at least 2016 * Council member [[mailto:rswanson@cityofdavis.org|Rochelle Swanson]] until at least 2018 On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, the C… text/html 2015-01-15T17:30:40-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=effect_on_property_values&rev=1421371840&do=diff Considering a fair number of voters in Davis are home owners I'd mention the study that shows fast internet helps increase home prices. Something like this study that mentions "Consulting found that fiber optic internet adds roughly $5,250 to the value of a $300,000 home." ref [1] http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2014/07/InternetSpeed.aspx ref [2] http://motherboard.vice.com/read/gigabit-internet-connections-make-property-values-rise "British study found that people in London a… text/html 2015-04-09T07:23:04-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=enhanced_infrastructure&rev=1428589384&do=diff In parallel to water or sewer service, telecommunication consists of services delivered over infrastructure. Many of the other [[advantages|advantages]] stem from services, or the characteristics of services, delivered at broadband speeds over open "pipes." But one fundamental argument for a municipal network is that governments fund, deliver, and administer infrastructure so that services can be delivered to parcels in their jurisdiction. Yolo County's [[http://www.yolocounty.org/general-gover… text/html 2015-01-15T17:13:57-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=equipment_cabinets&rev=1421370837&do=diff Raised as a long term issue as to placement and visibility and an impact on property aesthetics. text/html 2015-01-23T08:49:09-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=facts&rev=1422031749&do=diff ===== Facts about Davis ===== Please place facts here that we need in order to assemble our proposal, and get an idea as to costs and implementation * 160 Miles of streets in town * largely flat terrain and mostly above flood plain * % of locations served from poles currently vs served via underground for their telecom needs, and viability of serving all from below ground. * [[http://cityofdavis.org/about-davis/population-and-housing|25,869 Housing Units]] * [[http://cityofdavis.o… text/html 2015-01-15T17:34:45-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=federal_support&rev=1421372085&do=diff The President is expected to announce the steps he will discuss in the State of the Union to promote community broadband including: * a call to end laws that harm broadband service competition and * a new initiative to support community broadband projects http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/13/fact-sheet-broadband-works-promoting-competition-local-choice-next-gener text/html 2018-03-05T13:24:41-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=files_and_documents&rev=1520285081&do=diff ====== Files and Documents ====== This page will have a collection of links to .pdfs, word docs, and other documents pertaining to the project. * {{:att_3_davis_report_021918_final_draft.pdf|Davis, CA Broadband Feasibility Study}} (03/05/2018) * {{:pip_killerappsingigabitage_100914.pdf|Pew Internet Project paper on Gigabit uses}} * {{:fiberrfei.pdf|Municipal Fiber in Davis}} * {{:ybsp-_community_profiles-_davis.pdf|Davis Broadband Profile from Yolo County LAFCO Broadband Strategic Pl… text/html 2015-01-21T17:27:53-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=glossary&rev=1421890073&do=diff * CPE - customer premise equipment - approx $100 which can connect the to the fiber and provide an end-user access point to connect to * CLEC - Competitive Local Exchange Carrier- a new phone company, made possible by the Telecom Act of 1996. * fiber- A glass tube with insulation, and a protective sheath that uses light to transfer information. * Gigabit - A measurement of Internet Bandwidth, a very wide amount. * RFEI - Request for Expression of Interest - The City request text/html 2016-06-15T15:54:04-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=good_websites&rev=1466031244&do=diff ====== Good Websites ====== ==== DavisGIG ==== * [[http://www.davisgig.org|DavisGIG]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5J5nTcUls|07.14.2015 Community Outreach Meeting]] ==== Organizations Supporting Community Fiber ==== * [[http://www.1st-mile.com/resources/ospn-references/|1st-Mile Institute]] * [[http://muninetworks.org/|Muni Networks]] * [[http://www.muninetworks.org/communitymap|Community Network Map]] * [[https://www.us-ignite.org/|US IGNITE]] ==== Costs ==== * [[http… text/html 2015-02-18T10:36:10-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=history&rev=1424284570&do=diff == History == Talk about the rail lines as a first communication infrastructure that set Davis apart. How infrastructure has long term impact on a community. == Davis Community Network == need writeup of the history of DCN and how it started as a campus transportation study, but became a self sustaining organization after that. What it spawned and the awards it attracted == Google Fiber == In 2011 when Google ran their Google Fiber for Communities process a group from Davis put forth a subm… text/html 2015-04-09T07:29:02-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=increased_customer_choice&rev=1428589742&do=diff Currently, there are “two franchised cable televsion services in Davis - Comcast and AT&T. Comcast operates under a franchise issued by the City of Davis, while AT&T operates under a state-wide franchise issued by the California Public Utilities Commission. text/html 2015-01-15T17:33:56-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=institute_for_local_self-reliance&rev=1421372036&do=diff http://ilsr.org/ http://muninetworks.org/content/local-voices-show-support-local-connectivity-options text/html 2015-01-15T17:55:52-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=issues&rev=1421373352&do=diff Startup * Cost * [[trench_digging|Trenching]] * Building Support * Getting Approval Long Term * [[equipment_cabinets|Equipment Cabinets]] text/html 2015-01-15T18:01:38-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=local_netflix_cache&rev=1421373698&do=diff Netflix has a program to send a caching proxy to help significantly reduce upstream bandwidth needs for free. It comes in the form of a 4U freebsd box with 45 large disks, and 2 10gbit connections. I believe they allow community level networks in their program (you don't have to be a huge provider). https://openconnect.itp.netflix.com/ Open Connect Appliances https://openconnect.itp.netflix.com/deliveryOptions/index.html OCAs are provided free-of-charge along with technical turn-up expertise,… text/html 2016-02-01T22:02:28-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=operations&rev=1454392948&do=diff ====== Operational Goals of the Davis Gig Network ====== What do we want to do with a fiber optic community network aside from just "faster better bandwidth?"\\ This is a major network infrastructure project that we could use for decades. As it is the community that is calling for it, and authorizing the purchase of the infrastructure. Lets agree on some design parameters we would like to see built into the network. As a personal advocate of the network I'd hold these first 5 or so design … text/html 2015-01-21T17:50:48-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=organizations&rev=1421891448&do=diff * [[city_council|The Davis City Council]] * [[Davis Community Network]] * [[OmSoft]] * [[uc_davis_contacts|UC Davis Contacts]] These community organizations support the development and installation of a municipal Fiber optic telecommunications Network: * [[http://www.dcn.org|Davis Community Network]] * [[http://www.davismakerspace.org|Davis Makerspace]] * [[http://www.lugod.org|LUGOD]] * [[http://www.probizexchange.org|Progressive Business Exchange]] text/html 2015-01-15T17:08:12-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=richard_lowenberg&rev=1421370492&do=diff Though I am no longer in Davis, I continue to have a love of Davis and the region, and am an Omsoft/DCN network user. I was an early 'community Internetworking' champion, integrating that with rural community eco-planning and new media arts, beginning in the 1970s. I was Exec. Dir. of DCN from 1996-2006, and had minor fiber and wireless community networking involvements across the US and globally. Since 2006, I have directed the 1st-Mile Institute, and working with Andrew Cohill, PhD, (Desi… text/html 2015-01-21T16:57:55-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1421888275&do=diff ====== Welcome to the DavisGig Wiki ====== We are a group of Davisites coming together to support and develop a plan to bring a municipal-owned, gigabit or faster, fiber-optic network to town. The city infrastructure would be the public owned piece and provide [[advantages|direct benefits]], while residents would be able to pick and choose from a selection of network providers offering Internet, phone or IP-TV type services to residents. * [[advantages|Advantages]] * [[Organizations|Orga… text/html 2015-01-15T17:15:47-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=trench_digging&rev=1421370947&do=diff Raised as one of the issues with installation as a temporary disruption. Suggestion was for long-term coordination with City staff's schedule for road maintenance. This wasn't done when cable TV was trenched for in town and there are still streets where the trenching scars are visible. Investigate alternative utility right of ways, viability of combining with various other conduits. text/html 2015-01-15T17:32:53-07:00 http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=uc_davis_contacts&rev=1421371973&do=diff * IET * Communications Resources * [[http://gcr.ucdavis.edu/|Office of Government and Community Relations]]